Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

I try to accept it and try to stay out if my own thoughts but sometimes it is not easy. I tell myself i am not my feelings nor am i my thoughts. I try to meditate and accept what is. It isnt easy but hopefully it does eventually pass.
I also pray asking god to remove these negative feelings and thoughts. I have to continue to learn how to accept me. Which aint easy sometimes.

I do try and fight it. Sometimes I just give into it and go somewhere quiet where Im alone..Which in my house a quiet place where noone else is not easy to find,Then someone tries to find me to see whats wrong.lol. If you can give in and let it ride out it seems to be easier. But it dont always work out that way.

For me, exercise and changing my thinking are the most important ways to deal with it. I have a Nordic Track in the basement. When I begin to feel anxious, I start practicing deep breathing and go downstairs and hop on the Nordic Track for a couple minutes. One reason exercise is so important is because it forces you to breathe deeply and rhythmically. It also releases happy chemicals (endorphins) in your brain. The second thing I do is to start thinking about something else. The best way for me to do this is by singing. I start singing hymns out loud, or at this time of year I sing Christmas carols. Don't just listen to music, sing it yourself out loud. Thinking about the lyrics, forces your brain to stop thinking about what is causing your anxiety. Saying a prayer for you that you will find peace.

I am able to, sometimes, distract myself from anxiety by doing some work or a project. It always helps to make sure you are breathing slowly and deeply. It is better than breathing fast and shallow. First I breathe out completely and then breathe in through my nose slowly until my belly feels it can't go farther. Then I breathe out slowly through the mouth and breathe in again slowly through the nose. Rinse, repeat, etc.

The more you fight the panic attack, the more intense and severe your symptoms will be. It's best to welcome it and let it happen and then it passes quicker and doesn't have as much control and isn't as strong. Although I find this incredibly impossible to do. Panic attacks happen, most of the time, not when you can just allow yourself to get one (for me it's driving, at work, before I have a really hectic crazy day, etc). The best advice I have for trying to fight it while not freaking yourself out more and saying "no, this can't happen now, stop, this isn't happening, omg it's happening, I'm going to have a panic attack, etc" is to distract your brain. When I'm at work and this happens to me, I'll stop what I'm doing (if I can) and go the bathroom-wash my hands in cold water, put some on my face (cold has always helped me with my panic because I get really hot), I also work in a veterinary practice (I'm a technician)-so I'll take a dog outside for a walk to try to re train my mind. When I'm home and they've happened out of no where-I've gotten a book and read it out loud (your brain can't handle a lot at once so reading out loud and focusing on a panic attack is more difficult).

I hope this helps. I am also struggling very bad lately. I understand.

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